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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions of access for journalists

Article R744-40

…e of the place of detention according to considerations drawn from the reasons mentioned in article R. 744-39 or the particularities of the place of detention.Their entry is concomitant with that of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55-6

…ng rise to the dispatch of the statement of conviction in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 55-5, the chief clerk shall give notice thereof to the accounting officer of the Directorate Gene…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Obligations of the recipient organisation

Article R1221-17

The body referred to in Article R. 1221-3 sends Pôle emploi the following information from the pre-employment declaration: 1° The employer's identification details ; 2° The employee's national identif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-30

…employee has eight days from the date of presentation to sign the document provided for in article R. 1233-28. If, at the end of this period, the document has not been signed, the employer will notif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R1253-27

…ith the administrative authority's request to choose a new collective agreement pursuant to article R. 1253-26.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting requirements for therapeutic education programmes

Article R1161-6

…the Regional Health Agency must be notified of any change in the coordinator referred to in article R. 1161-3, in the objectives of the programme or in the source of funding for the programme, by any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disposals, acquisitions and transfers

Article R1333-154

…form issued by this body, except in the cases defined by the decision provided for in 1° of Article R. 1333-165.If no response is received within two months, the registration application referred to i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R490-9

The administrative authority mentioned in article R. 490-8 forwards the proposed settlement to the Public Prosecutor within three months of the closing of the official report establishing the infringe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-34

…eceipt sent at least fifteen days in advance. The note mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 611-33 is attached to the summons sent to the conciliator. The first president or his delegate he…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-10

…al receiver to have the registrations encumbering the business cancelled; the provisions of article R. 642-38 shall apply. However, no proof of purge is required.

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